A couple buddies and i are driving to Missouri from Maryland in January for a do it your self hunt on public land. any suggestions where to hunt cause we have never been to Missouri, we r basicly winging it in the branson area. We r bringing a 18 ft boat. We love hunting swamps or really any kinda water. We aren't much of field hunters. Please throw me a few suggestions for a public land successful hunt. Thank you and good luck to everyone.

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Like i said.... Leave your duck gear at home and go fishing!! Closest decent duck hunting from branson is 3 hours away! People that hunt those lakes down there kill a couple birds a day and are happy.. They arent traveling 15 hours to hunt that place! Its close to their home they go out kill a couple have a good day then go home..

Save your money and go to Arkie land or stay home

"Some people pride themselves on how far they can shoot ducks others pride themselves on how close they can get them. I'm an other!!! "John Stephens RNT

well i would be coming in mid january. im going to come to hunt, im not going to drive 1000 miles to go fishing in january. branson is my only option for a place but i have no problem venturing away from there for the day to hunt. thanks

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Hopefully you'll make it before duck season closes. The middle zone closes the first week of January, which is the closest good hunting there, the south zone stays open untill mid january. Like others have said, there are limits to be had down there, I just know NOTHING about the area. The MDC releases the season dates in late August. If you miss duck season, bring your goose gear. Goose hunting is good mid january in MO.

avalanchebetz49 wrote:well i would be coming in mid january. im going to come to hunt, im not going to drive 1000 miles to go fishing in january. branson is my only option for a place but i have no problem venturing away from there for the day to hunt. thanks

well you have been warned! Duck season normally closes Jan 20ish better hope that its about -5 degrees for a high to freeze EVERYTHING up north leaves the lakes as the only body of water open and you still will have a hard time to kill limits of ducks there! Not a duck area...

"Some people pride themselves on how far they can shoot ducks others pride themselves on how close they can get them. I'm an other!!! "John Stephens RNT

Cliner wrote:Hopefully you'll make it before duck season closes. The middle zone closes the first week of January, which is the closest good hunting there, the south zone stays open untill mid january. Like others have said, there are limits to be had down there, I just know NOTHING about the area. The MDC releases the season dates in late August. If you miss duck season, bring your goose gear. Goose hunting is good mid january in MO.

ok thank you for the info i would love to get in to some geese out there.

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Cliner wrote:Hopefully you'll make it before duck season closes. The middle zone closes the first week of January, which is the closest good hunting there, the south zone stays open untill mid january. Like others have said, there are limits to be had down there, I just know NOTHING about the area. The MDC releases the season dates in late August. If you miss duck season, bring your goose gear. Goose hunting is good mid january in MO.

ok thank you for the info i would love to get in to some geese out there.

The geese in Branson are park geese!! Bring you loaf of bread and cheetos!!

Have you even talked to the people that own the cabin about the area?? looked at it on google maps??? Its all rolling hills/small mountain area and big timber!! No marshes No feeding grounds/agriculture Its just big lakes and a few streams!! Most birds fly right over that part of the state or are the local birds that people feed all year!! Thats why its called the arm pit or butt hole of waterfowl hunting in MO!

"Some people pride themselves on how far they can shoot ducks others pride themselves on how close they can get them. I'm an other!!! "John Stephens RNT

avalanchebetz49 wrote:well i would be coming in mid january. im going to come to hunt, im not going to drive 1000 miles to go fishing in january. branson is my only option for a place but i have no problem venturing away from there for the day to hunt. thanks

If you're going to already spend all of that money in the trip you may as well get a motel and pick up day leases or guided hunts/ hunt public ground in a better part of the state that'd actually be worth spending the money and time for the trip

Don't know how far you're looking to drive from Branson, but you can limit out on gadwalls in January on Stockton Lake. But you'd probably need to go the day before you hunt to see where they're wanting to be. That time of the year they try to stick back in the arms of the lake. All the land around stockton is army corp of engineers land and you can hunt from shore easily.

Cliner wrote:Hopefully you'll make it before duck season closes. The middle zone closes the first week of January, which is the closest good hunting there, the south zone stays open untill mid january. Like others have said, there are limits to be had down there, I just know NOTHING about the area. The MDC releases the season dates in late August. If you miss duck season, bring your goose gear. Goose hunting is good mid january in MO.

ok thank you for the info i would love to get in to some geese out there.

The geese in Branson are park geese!! Bring you loaf of bread and cheetos!!

Have you even talked to the people that own the cabin about the area?? looked at it on google maps??? Its all rolling hills/small mountain area and big timber!! No marshes No feeding grounds/agriculture Its just big lakes and a few streams!! Most birds fly right over that part of the state or are the local birds that people feed all year!! Thats why its called the arm pit or butt hole of waterfowl hunting in MO!

Ducks do eat other stuff besides corn! I have had hunts there that were better than some of the fields up by malta bend!

Cliner wrote:Hopefully you'll make it before duck season closes. The middle zone closes the first week of January, which is the closest good hunting there, the south zone stays open untill mid january. Like others have said, there are limits to be had down there, I just know NOTHING about the area. The MDC releases the season dates in late August. If you miss duck season, bring your goose gear. Goose hunting is good mid january in MO.

ok thank you for the info i would love to get in to some geese out there.

The geese in Branson are park geese!! Bring you loaf of bread and cheetos!!

Have you even talked to the people that own the cabin about the area?? looked at it on google maps??? Its all rolling hills/small mountain area and big timber!! No marshes No feeding grounds/agriculture Its just big lakes and a few streams!! Most birds fly right over that part of the state or are the local birds that people feed all year!! Thats why its called the arm pit or butt hole of waterfowl hunting in MO!

Ducks do eat other stuff besides corn! I have had hunts there that were better than some of the fields up by malta bend!

Would you drive 1000 miles and spend a good amount of money to hunt ducks in branson area?????

I dont think so!

Never said you cant kill ducks there.. Said I wouldnt drive from MARYLAND to hunt ducks there

"Some people pride themselves on how far they can shoot ducks others pride themselves on how close they can get them. I'm an other!!! "John Stephens RNT